Municipality of Baras
Baras, officially the Municipality of Baras, is a municipality in the province of Rizal, Philippines. According to the 2024 census, it has a population of 91,099 people.Places of Interest
Highlights include Baras Church and Morong Plaza.
Baras Church
Church
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The Diocesan Shrine and Parish of Saint Joseph, commonly known as Baras Church, is a Roman Catholic church located in Baras, Rizal, Philippines, where the miraculous centuries-old image of San Jose de Baras is enshrined.
Morong Plaza
Park
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Morong Plaza is a park, which is situated 4 km southwest of Municipality of Baras.
Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School
School
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Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School, formerly called Tomas Claudio Memorial School, was constructed in 1921 in honor of Private Tomas Mateo Claudio, the first Filipino hero of Morong, Rizal, in the Philippines, who died during World War I in France. Tomas Claudio Memorial Elementary School is situated 3½ km southwest of Municipality of Baras.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Morong and Tanay.
Morong
Photo: Ramon FVelasquez, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Morong is a municipality in the province of Rizal in the Philippines. The town is at the top of Morong Peninsula with shores on Laguna de Bay and is a vibrant cultural hub.
Tanay
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Tanay is a town in Rizal, Philippines. The northern portion of the town lies within the Sierra Madre mountains.
Municipality of Baras
- Type: Locality with 91,100 residents
- Location: Rizal, Calabarzon, Luzon, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia
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Latitude
14.5333° or 14° 32′ northLongitude
121.2667° or 121° 16′ eastPopulation
91,100Elevation
10 metres (33 feet)Open location code
7Q63G7M8+8MGeoNames ID
1726781
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In Other Languages
From Filipino to Tagalog—“Municipality of Baras” goes by many names.
- Filipino: “Baras”
- Tagalog: “Bayan ng Baras”
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